Grave marker



y 17, 1934- E. A. COLEMAN 1,966,922

GRAVE MARKER Original Filed May 19,- 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor FQwarJ f/emam f 1 Q By flllomey July 17, 1934. E. A. COLEMAN GRAVE MARKEROriginal Filed May 19, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ill Patented July 17, 1934GRAVE MARKER Edward A. Coleman, St. Louis, Mo.

Application May 19, 1933, Serial No. 671,929

Renewed June 12, 1934 '1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a grave marker and has for its primeobject to provide a device which is simple in its construction,inexpensive to manufacture, attractive and neat in appearance, andthoroughly efficient and reliable in use.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the marker embodying the features of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2--2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the marker embedded in the ground.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the marker .in a diflerent position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 2; and

Figure 6 is a detail section taken on the line 66 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes a rectangular base plate from which depends obliquely a spike 6having the sides thereof grooved out as is indicated at '7 in Figure 6.A sheet of waterproof material 8 is disposed on the base plate. A card 9is disposed on the sheet 8, a transparent panel 10 is disposed on thecard 9 and a Washer 11 of rectangular construction is disposed on thepanel 10 and all of these parts are held assembled by a rectangularframe F. This frame F comprises a body 12 having a marginal dependingflange 14 to extend over the edges of the base plate 5, a shoulder 15 torest on the sheet 8 anda shoulder or overhanging portion 16 to rest onthe washer 11. Screws 17 extend through openings in the base plate 5,the sheet 8 and are threadedly embedded in the body 12 to hold thesamedown tight on the waterproof elastic or compressible sheet 8 and thesimilarly constructed washer 16 thereby making the marker watertight.The oblique disposition of the spike permits the marker to be used invarious ways such as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 to conform with thelay of the land where the marker is to be placed.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of theinvention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this artwithout a more detail description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail since in actual practice it attains the features ofadvantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention ashereinafter claimed but it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of conconstruction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A grave marker of the class described com-' prising a base plate, asheet of waterproof elastic material superimposed on the base plate, acard superimposed upon the sheet, a transparent panel superimposed uponthe card, a washer of waterproof and elastic material mounted on thepanel, and a frame including a body with a marginal depending flange' toextend about the edges of the base plate and having a shoulder to reston the sheet, and a shoulder to rest on the washer, and elementsextending through the base plate and the sheet and embedded in the bodyof the frame to hold the above enumerated elements assembled.

EDWARD A. COLEMAN.

